Bath-closet.



R. L. LEO.

BATH CLOSET. APPLICATION nun APR. 22, 1910.

Patented Sept. 19, 1911.

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BATH CLOSET.

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BATH CLOSET.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 22, 1910.

Patented Sept. 19,1911.

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'UNITED STATES PATEN T ()FFICE.

RICHARD L. LED, 0]? NEW YORK, N. Y;

BATH-CLOSET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 19, 1911.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, RICHARD L. LEO, of New York city, in the county ofNew York and in the State of New York, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Bath-Closets, and do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact descrip tion thereof.

My invention relates particularly to the provision of a bath closet in awall of extreme thinness; my invention being designed for the purpose ofproviding a bath closet of such dimensions that it may readily beinstalled in a thin partition wall, the thickness of which is usuallysix inches.

The object of my invention is not only to provide a bath closet of suchdimensions that it may be installed in a partition wall of the thicknessreferred to, but which is exceptionally easy to operate, while at thesame time it is provided with all of the requisites of the usual showerbath and a shallow plunge bath, the latter having a de th as great asthe thickness of the wall wil permit.

A further object of my invention contemplates the provision of a seriesof such bath closets in an apartment house, the

bath closets being located in adjoining rooms in the same partition wallwhich separates said adjoining rooms and being so located that the bathclosets on succeeding floors over-lie one another.

I have shown one embodiment of my invention in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 represents a front elevation of one of thebath closets showing the parts ready for use; Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe same showing the parts in the same position; Fig. 3 isa horizontalcross-section of two adjacent bath closets, and Fig. 4 is a verticalsection of a portion of an apartment house showing the bath closets ofsucceeding floors.

In the drawings, 1 is a partition wall hav ing a closet 2 therein. Thecloset 2 is provided with a door-frame 3 and a door 4 in the usualmanner. It will be noted that the closet 2 is provided with siderecesses 5. At the upper portion of each of the re cesses 5 there islocated a hollow journal bearing 6 which is secured by means of screws 7to the interior of the closet. Each of the journal bearings 6 isprovided with a horizontal extension 8 to receive the end of a p1pe 9bent in the shape of a bail and being provided with horizontal ends 10for extending into the horizontal extension 8. The pipe 9 is connectedat its center with a radially-directed pipe 11 which carriers upon itsend a shower bracket 12 of the usual type. A pipe l3'conveys water tothe extension 8 through one of the journal bearings 6, whence the waterpasses through the pipe 9 and the pipe 11 to the shower bracket 12. Apair of curtains 1 1 are designed to be supported upon the pipe 9 andupon the horizontal extensions 8, the curtains 14 being so arranged thatwhile in use they extend around the two sides of the pipe 9 to the pipe11 where the adjacent ends of the two curtains may be connected togetherby means of button fastenings 15. An eye 16 is connected to the pipe 9where it joins the pipe 11, which eye has attached thereto one end of achain 17 which passes over a pulley 18 carried in the top of the closet2, the other end of the chain 17 being provided with a handle 17 andhook 18' which is designed to be received upon a rod 19 secured at itsends to the interior of the closet, the rod 19 being designed in part tobe used as a towel rack.

The pipe 13 extends downwardly in the recess 5 to a positionapproximating the center of said recess where the pipe 13 is providedwith a hand-operated valve 20 for controlling the supply of water to theshower 12. Beneath the valve 20 there are located two valves 21 whichlead respectively from hot and cold water pipes 22 and 23. Beneath thevalves 21 there is a valve 24 which controls the supply of water to ashampoo attachment 25, a bracket 28 being provided for supporting theshampoo attachment 25 when not in use. At the bottom of the closet thereis located a pan 27 having a flat bottom 28, a flat rear portion 29,inclined sides 30 and a fiat front portion 30'. The rear portion 29extends downwardly above the level of the floor and is rabbeted at 31 atits top portion to receive the lower edge of tiling 31 which is carriedby the rear wall of the bath closet. The.tops of the two inclined sides30 are also rabbeted at 32 in a similar manner and for a similarpurpose. The bottom 28 of the pan is attached to a drain pipe 33, whichconnects with a trap 33 of the usual type. The upper front edge of thefront portion is hinged at 34 to the lower rear edge of a rectangularreceptor 35 which has a horizontal drain pipe 36 which leads to the panlocated at the bottom of the closet which may be closed with a stopper36 when it is desired to retain the quantity of water in the receptor35. At the front of the receptor 35 there is located a handle 37 forconvenience in elevating and lowering the receptor. 1

Reference being had particularly to Figs. 3 and 4, it will be seen thatI locate two of such bath closets 2 and 38 in a single partition whichseparates adjoining rooms, the bath closets opening respectively intothe adjoining rooms, the hot and cold water pipes 22 and 23 passingbetween the adjacent sides of the two bath closets. I also locate, inthe case of apartment houses, bath closets of this type in serial orderabove one another so that vertical supply pipes 39 may be used forconnecting with the hot and cold water pipes 22 and 23 running upwardlythrough the partitions between the adjacent closets. The outlet portionsof the traps 33 are connected by horizontal pipes 40 with a verticaldrain-pipe 41 run ning parallel to the pipes 39 located be tween theadjacent closets. The upper portions of the traps 33 are connected bymeans of horizontal pipes 42 to a vertical vent pipe 43 which is locatedadjacent to the pipes 39 and 41.

In the operation of the bath closet, when the closet is not in use, thepan 35 is folded upwardly against the rear wall 31; the curtains 14 aresupported. in the recesses 5 upon the horizontal extension 8 and thehorizontal portions 10 of the pipe 9; the pipe 9 is in a position inwhich it hangs down vertically from the journal bearing 6; and the door4 is closed. It now it is desired to use the bathing apparatus in thecloset, the door 4 is opened, the chain 17 is pulled downwardly by meansof the handle 17 and the hook 18 is caused to engage with the horizontalrod 19, thereby moving the pipe 9 into a horizontal position. The pan 35is then moved downwardly until it rests upon the floor of the room andthe curtains 14 are moved outwardly upon the pipe 9 until the spaceabove the pan 35 is entirely inclosed, the bottoms of the curtainsfalling within the pan. If it is desired to completely inclose the spaceabove the pan, the curtains 14 can be buttoned together by means of thebutton devices 15. The water can now be caused to pass through theshower 12 by turning on the valves 21 to supply the proper mixture ofhot and cold water to the valve 20 which conveys water of the propertemperature to the pipes 13 and 9, the water passing from the pipe 9through the pipe 11 to the shower 12. If it is desired to take a plungebath, the stopper 36 is inserted in the pipe 36 until a sufficientquantity of water has accumulated. If, however, it is desired to takemerely a shower bath, the stopper 36 is removed from the pipe 36. Theshampoo attachment 25 can be used at any time by turning on the valves21 and the valve 24 and removing the attachment 25 from the bracket 26.The water which escapes from the pipe 36 is conveyed to the receptor 27whence it flows through the trap 33 to the waste pipe 41, the trap 33'being vented at all times through the pipe 43.

The bathing apparatus is moved into its closed position by first movingthe curtains 14 rearwardly into the recesses 5, then raising the pan 35into a vertical position and finally lowering the pipe 9 by disengagingthe hook 18 from the rod 19. The door 4 may then be closed to concealthe apparatus from view.

WVhile I have described my invention above in detail, I wish it to beunderstood that many changes can be made therein without departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, a curtain, a pivoted rodadapted to hold the curtain, a portion of the rod being adapted to holdthe curtain in a line with the axis of the pivot.

2. In a device of the character described, a closet having a siderecess, a curtain, a pivoted rod adapted to hold the curtain, a portionof the rod being adapted to hold the curtain along the axis of the pivotand extending into said side recess.

3. In a device of the character described, a curtain, a hollow rodattached to a wall for supporting said curtain, said rod being pivotedupon a horizontal axis parallel to the wall, a shower bracket connectedto said rod and extending behind the curtain and connections forsupplying water to said rod.

4. In a device of the character described, a curtain, a pivoted hollowrod in the shape of a bail for supporting said curtain, a shower bracketconnected to said rod and extending behind the curtain and connectionsfor supplying water to said rod.

5. In a device of the character described, a closet having a siderecess, bathing attachments including a curtain and a rod adapted tohold the curtain and extending into said side recess to permit thecurtain to be moved out of view.

6. In a device of the character described, a closet, bathing apparatustherein, a pan at the bottom of the closet to receive the waste waterand a lining for the closet, said pan having its upper edge rabbeted tofit beneath the lining.

7. In a device of the character described,

a closet having a side recess, bathing apparatus in said closet and apan at the bottom of the closet to receive the waste Water, said panextending into the side recess.

8-. In a device of the character described, a curtain, a pivoted hollowrod for supporting said curtain, a shower bracket connected to said 1"odand extending behind the curtain, connections for supplying water tosaid rod and means for raising and lowering said rod and shower bracket.7

9. In a device of the character described, a curtain, a pivoted hollowrod in the shape of a bail for supporting said curtain, a shower bracketconnected to said .rod and extending behind the curtain, connections forsupplying water to said rod and means for raising and lowering said rodand shower bracket.

10. In a device of the character described, a curtain, a pivoted hollowrod for Supp0rting said curtain, a shower bracket connected to said rodextending behind the curtain,

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connections for supplying water to said rod and means for raising andlowering said rod and shower bracket and a towel rack for holding saidrod and shower bracket in their elevated position.

11. In a device of the character described, a curtain, a pivoted hollowrod in the shape of a bail for supporting said curtain, a shower bracketconnected to said rod extending behind the curtain, connections forsupplying water to said rod and means for raismg and lowering said rodand shower bracket and a towel rack for holding said rod and showerbracket in their elevated position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand.

RICHARD L. LEO.

Witnesses A. L. VANVNESS, M. MEIKLE.

Washington, D. G.

